Joni Mitchell, Pat Metheny, Jaco Pastorius, Michael Brecker / Canada / 09.02.1979 / Complete Remastered

This definitive live recording of Joni Mitchell’s September 1979 performance at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, Canada, from the “Shadows and Lights” tour—a period when she completely transcended the boundaries of “singer-songwriter” and pushed the fusion of jazz and fusion to its limits—has been restored and is now available as a complete recording of the audience recording. You can fully experience the flow and atmosphere of the entire stage, including the members’ solo parts, and it highlights her musical adventurousness and depth as a composer even more than her studio works. This is an essential record for discussing Joni Mitchell in the late 70s. Compared to the previous title, the hiss noise has been greatly reduced, and high and low frequency noises have also been removed. Furthermore, the sound image of the mid and high frequencies, which were previously somewhat muted, can now be heard clearly. This is a live document truly worthy of the name “Definitive,” capturing the pinnacle of “mature Joni.” Live At Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, BC, Canada September 2nd, 1979 Disc 1 1.Big Yellow Taxi 2.Just Like This Train 3.In France They Kiss On Main Street 4.Coyote 5.Edith And The Kingpin 6.Free Man In Paris 7.Goodbye Pork Pie Hat 8.Jaco Solo 9.The Dry Cleaner From Des Moines 10.Amelia 11.Hejira Disc 2 1.Dreamland 2.Black Crows 3.Furry Sings The Blues 4.God Must Be A Boogie Man 5.Band Introduction 6.Raised On Robbery 7.Shadows And Light 8.The Last Time I Saw Richard 9.Why Do Fools Fall In Love 10.Woodstock Joni Mitchell(voc, g) Pat Metheny(g) Jaco Pastorius(b) Michael Brecker(ts) Lyle Mays(keyb) Don Alias(dr, perc)